Dictionary of
Biblical Imagery
An encyclopedic exploration of the images, symbols, motifs, metaphors, figures of speech and literary patterns of the Bible
General Editors:
Leland Ryken
James C. Wilhoit
Tremper Longman III
Consulting Editors
Colin Duriez
Douglas Penney
Daniel G. Reid
InterVarsity Press, USA
P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA
World Wide Web: www.ivpress.com
Email: mail@ivpress.com
InterVarsity Press, England
38 De Montfort Street, Leicester LE1 7GP, England
©1998 by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA®
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of InterVarsity Press.
InterVarsity Press®, U.S.A., is the bookpublishing division of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA®, a student movement active on campus at hundreds of universities, colleges and schools of nursing in the United States of America, and a member movement of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. For information about local and regional activities, write Public Relations Dept., InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, 6400 Schroeder Rd., P.O. Box 7895, Madison, WI 537077895.
InterVarsity Press, England, is the bookpublishing division of the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (formerly the InterVarsity Fellowship), a student movement linking Christian Unions in universities and colleges throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, and a member movement of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. For information about local and national activities write to UCCF, 38 De Montfort Street, Leicester LE1 7GP.
Scripture identified as NIV taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. Distributed in the U.K. by permission of Hodder and Stoughton Ltd. All rights reserved. Those identified RSV are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Copyright© 1946, 1952, 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and used by permission. Those identified NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible. Copyright© 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and used by permission. Those identified NASB are from the New American Standard Bible. Copyright© 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972 by the Lockman Foundation, and used by permission. Those identified NKJV are from the New King James Version of the Bible. Copyright© 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc., and used by permission.
Interior Illustrations: Roberta Polfus
USA ISBN 0830814515
UK ISBN 0851117538
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Dictionary of biblical imagery/general editors: Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, ...
|
About Dictionary of Biblical ImageryEvery reader of the Bible has encountered the powerful, comforting and sometimes puzzling imagery of Scripture. These concrete pictures with their hidden force have struck sharp and lasting impressions on our minds. Their imprint has etched itself on the language and grammar of Christian faith and Western culture. Why then do traditional Bible dictionaries and reference works offer so little help to explorers of the Bible's galaxy of verbal pictures? They excel in describing the climate, borders and location of Galilee or Sinai. But they are often blind to the artistic expressions and deaf to the musical meanings that echo from within the world of the biblical text. The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is the first contemporary reference work dedicated to exploring the images, symbols, motifs, metaphors and literary patterns found in the Bible. More than that, it examines the Bible's universal archetypes or master images—including the plot motifs and character types that recur throughout life, literature and the Bible. This unique dictionary explores the dazzling variety in which the Word of God comes dressed in clothes of everyday life. It traces the trail of images from Eden to the New Jerusalem. It captures the plotted patterns of biblical narrative. It surveys the imaged texture of each book of the Bible. In short, The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is an inviting, enlightening and indispensable companion to the reading, study, contemplation and enjoyment of the Bible. |
| Support Info | dbibimg |